History timeline By courtneyjoynerr 1556 BCE Akbar becomes Mughal emperor Akbar became Mughals emperor on February 14 1556 Period: 1206 to 1368 Founding of Ming dynasty 1215 Holy Roman Emperor elected by nobles Period: 1405 to 1433 End of Zheng He's voyages 1415 Portuguese capture Cueta, starting an empire 1453 Ottoman conquest of Constantinople 1521 Mexica start conquering an empire 1532 when Pachacuti launches Inca conquests 1613 Mikhail Romanov becomes ruler of Russia 1942 End of Reconquista In 1942 Granada got defeated buy the Christian army.